What did you do to prep today??

[O:gweh]

Heat: wood stove in the Living room w/ 24 face cord ready to go. (usually go through 8-10 face cord per winter) I wanted 3 winters worth, just in case. More cut up in the woods, almost ready to go. I keep about 1/2 cord on my covered porch at all times, in case I get sick as its about 4 steps from the wood to the stove at that point. Fuel oil boiler in basement w/250gal tank. It heats the hot water....and house if its too warm for the wood stove. Would run the tractor in a pinch.

Water: 150' well, with generator power if necessary. Only 10gal in the basement for emergencies. Creek in the front yard. ponds out back. Never seen the creek totally freeze. Multiple water filters.

 

[WhiteWolf]

D's house is solar; runs well pump - which doesn't have to run hard, given it's artesian. Wood stove on ground floor keeps it cozy inside the 8" thick concrete walls (both floors) even with all the glass.

I have woodstoves on both floors; plenty of propane stored and whole house genny.

 

[john 1775]

This is "Kimber".
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Looks like a keeper.

House broken?

 

[GOBLIN X]

This is "Kimber".
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theys a blue heeler or Aussie Shepard in that mix sommers.......

 

[NoFlyZone]

Sure is, but she's a long legged version.

 

[Donfini2]

Glad she found you, I give her a week till she has you trained!
I’m betting Kimber turns out to be one the best you had!

 

[LostViking]

This is "Kimber".
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KImber looks like a winner!

Dogs are well worth their space. In good times and bad.

 

[SSG Nasty]

Had a little Chihuahua/terrier mix show up at my house. She snuck in under my back gate and walked up to the back porch. Put up notices - been a month, now she's part of the pack.

Lots of people moving out around here and leaving their animals to fend for themselves.

 

[Optimist]

Odd thing during both Obama elections, almost all the vehicles that dumped animals up in my neighborhood had rainbow coalition stickers on the bumpers or in the rear windows.

 

[HandLoad]

Breaking Down a Big Screen TV for electronic (and "other") parts.

Still have another, a 1982 Mitsubishi 40-Inch unit to strip out, because the Cabinet is Beautiful Furniture. Gonna make it into a Entertainment Center/Stand. Using it as a stand already, as it holds the 65 Inch Widescreen TV now. Thinking on an 8K? 80 inch? unit in the not too distant Future. Bedroom TV.

 

[Bud]

Gunner has joined Rosie the Jack Russell terrorist and is learning to be a mouse/ground and tree squirrel/armadillo assassin. Although I usually hold them back from 'dillos and use a .22 for that. We continue to add storable food, found a freezer. All the long guns have sighted in optics (and BUIS) ammo was stacked high before this began but I am still always looking for more. We have cameras up, whole house generator (22KW) 18K gallon pool, a 30x40 pole bldg with a metal roof for water collection via new gutters, two 4x4 vehicles, one with a winch, wireless gate/driveway alarm and I can add three more in different directions and I just bought a Sionyx digital nv camera to learn on before I spend more money on better models

 

[Bacash]

My 100 Tattler lids with 3 dozen extra gaskets finally shipped! Only took 3 months to the day.

 

[O:gweh]

Gunner has joined Rosie the Jack Russell terrorist and is learning to be a mouse/ground and tree squirrel/armadillo assassin. Although I usually hold them back from 'dillos and use a .22 for that. We continue to add storable food, found a freezer. All the long guns have sighted in optics (and BUIS) ammo was stacked high before this began but I am still always looking for more. We have cameras up, whole house generator (22KW) 18K gallon pool, a 30x40 pole bldg with a metal roof for water collection via new gutters, two 4x4 vehicles, one with a winch, wireless gate/driveway alarm and I can add three more in different directions and I just bought a Sionyx digital nv camera to learn on before I spend more money on better models

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That's a fine looking boy ya got there Bud. Mine is getting old and a little hard of hearing lately.

 

[Bud]

Thanks! I was actually thinking of getting a second one but Gunner ate SWMBO's Direct TV remote last night so that is a conversation for another day like maybe a year or two from now

 

[Inazone]

Food storage organization is essentially wrapped up. Ended up with more MREs than expected, mostly separated components, but some intact. Problem is, the wife has been sent home with enough from Reserve drill and training events that I really don't have a good handle on the issue dates, so I don't know when to start throwing them out. For that matter, some of them are probably 10+ years old at this point. They've been properly stored (basement) but I guess I'm going to have to take my chances and tear into a couple to see if they kill me.

 

[Optimist]

From long experience, the heaters may not work up to snuff, but the grub will be fine...

 

[Optimist]

One of my favorites as a kid was the German Herbswurst ration. It was split pea soup dried completely out and shaped like sausage. Toss it in boiling water and it made a good split pea soup. Add jalapeno and bacon and you could get something plumb tasty. The 1944 and 45 stuff had sawdust in it sometimes...

 

[240Geezer]

Mmm sawdust😁

 

[GOBLIN X]

mystery meat. and peaches. and the 5 pack of smokes.......

One of my favorites as a kid was the German Herbswurst ration. It was split pea soup dried completely out and shaped like sausage. Toss it in boiling water and it made a good split pea soup. Add jalapeno and bacon and you could get something plumb tasty. The 1944 and 45 stuff had sawdust in it sometimes...

 

[HandLoad]

Today is: "Clear away as much as possible, to begin Holiday Dressing the House".

Problem is, (and most folks will not have much of a mental image from this description, but at least ONE will😁) Our House interior looks very much like the interior of a WWII era Submarine leaving Port for deployment!

OKAY! I have a better description: think of one of the "Hoarder" videos that show up on TV every so often! Ya kinda ned to make a swimming motion to make yer way from room to room!